Date: Sat, 20 Mar 1999 18:02:55 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: "Harry M. Leitzell" <Harry_M_Leitzell@cmu.edu> Cc: patl@phoenix.volant.org, freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 3.1-RELEASE Message-ID: <36F4453F.A0732DF0@softweyr.com> References: <Pine.SOL.3.96L.990320025620.2763A-100000@unix6.andrew.cmu.edu>
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Harry M. Leitzell wrote:
>
> My thoughts were more on the security of the default installation.
> Not many people will set up a cron to snag the latest source through CVS
> and thus would be open to having their machine broken into.
Exactly like every other operating system on the planet.
> I was just
> wondering if someone could/would do something like updating things that
> are frozen on -RELEASEs. I was under the impression that most people will
> not install -CURRENT due to wanting a stable server through -RELEASE and
> thus would fall victim to stupid errors.
That's what the -STABLE track is for. Consider it to be "FreeBSD release
with mandatory patches."
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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